Palettes / Colors / #A0BBCA

#A0BBCA — Light Dusty Blue

#A0BBCA is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#A0BBCA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CAAFA0; it also sits naturally between #A0CAC4 and #A0A7CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 63% · Green 73% · Blue 79%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A0BBCA

.text { color: #A0BBCA; }
.background { background-color: #A0BBCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A0BBCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 187, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 28%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A0BBCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 187, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A0BBCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 187, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A0BBCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A0BBCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAAFA0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A0BBCA: #000000.

How #A0BBCA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A0BBCA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A0BBC9  ·  #A0BBCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A0BBCA?

#A0BBCA is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 160, 187, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A0BBCA?

#A0BBCA is RGB 160, 187, 202 — HSL 201°, 28%, 71% — CMYK 21%, 7%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #A0BBCA?

Its complement is #CAAFA0; analogous partners are #A0CAC4 and #A0A7CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A0BBCA for text?

Black text on #A0BBCA has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.